Comments by "afcgeo" (@afcgeo882) on "TheStraightPipes" channel.

  1. The hybrid doesn’t have a CVT. It has the same as Toyotas do… an eCVT, which is a simple planetary gear mated to the ICE and an electric drive motor.
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  2. It’s not that Toyota caved in, but rather that Google agreed remove a slew of privacy issues Toyota and BMW weren’t okay with. Google literally monitored vehicle data that had nothing to do with maps.
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  3. Derek Mandy that’s your opinion. The fact is that a lot of people consider the resale value when making new car plans. Most new car owners only hold on to their cars for 5-7 years and then trade them in/sell them. A lot of people simply lease the cars (and their resale value dictates lease deals). You may not care, but a lot of people certainly do. Take the dealer’s word for it. He’s the pro, not you.
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  4. DarklightRebel Actually, it takes over a second between the instant you start to depress the clutch, row through into the gear you want and then get the clutch to bite. Even if you’re being an asshole to your clutch and just jam it, the DSG still takes less time to switch. It’s been timed. It’s all a psychological thing, nothing else. The DSG is, factually, faster.
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  5. JustinLegend except only about 5% of buyers bought the Turbo in North America when it was offered. It seems almost everyone who wants a fast Subie, buys a WRX and not a Forester, which makes sense: Foresters are utility vehicles, boxes on wheels. They don’t need to be fast. They need to be utilitarian, safe and economical. That the Forester 2.5 does very well. I recommend you look into a WRX or at least the Outback with the H6 or 2.4T. At least that’s a car... a raised car, but still a car.
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  6. Jet C no, you wouldn’t, because it would cost over $40k and be too high up to handle well anyway. There are MUCH better cars out there for that price and Subaru knows that. Do you drive a WRX STi now? If not, you wouldn’t buy this one either.
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  7. @Pea-GToyota hybrids don’t use CVTs. They use eCVTs which is a completely unrelated technology.
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  8.  @uludak8468 He was talking about Honda hybrids, which use eCVTs, not CVTs.
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  9.  @mr.chocolatehazelnutspread8317  Internal combustion engine.
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  10.  @omisan771  What am I in about? 😂 That “even though it’s a unibody, they should separate the cab from the bed” comment! 🤣
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  11. A Person it’s not a Prius system. It first debuted on the Lexus RX. The Prius got a downrated version of it just this year. It’s been out on the Rav4 for years already and it is a REAL AWD system. It powers the rear wheels as the front ones are powered separately. The system kicks in whenever sensors sense slippage on the front axle as well as to prevent slippage in certain conditions. Do research before commenting!
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  12. A Person WRONG! There are 3 different systems employed on Subarus and NONE can send even close to 80% of torque to the rear. The system you speak of hasn’t been in production in many, many years. The CVT Subies can only do 50/50 or 60/40. The manual (Impreza, WRX and Crosstrek) are normally 50/50, but can send up to 5% more to the front or rear. The WRX STi has both systems and can be programmed to be rear-biased, it also never sends over 80% to the read. 50/50 torque splits don’t have to be locked center differentials, though any locked center diff is always 50/50. Only the WRX STi has a locking center diff out of all Subarus. Educate yourself. Actually look it up. There are many sites and videos that explain this. You are way too uninformed about this subject to comment on it. Stop. That includes info on Toyota’s products. The HP on the current RAV4 Hybrid is public. The info in the current Lexus and former Rav4 is public. You’re making bold, unfounded and dumb assumptions.
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  13. alexander1485 All of the above, just not in North America. Have you ever traveled?
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  14. Because it actually gets better combined mileage, has modern safety systems and drives like a modern car.
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  15. Dave McGuigan no one needs an over-caffeinated Canadian.
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  16. There’s no glitch. They’re using an Apple Maps app shortcut button and deleted the app, so yeah... it doesn’t work. Duh!
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  17. Chuck Patterson the RAV4 Hybrid has the same 0-60 as the CX-5 turbo, but gets 41mpg in the city and costs a lot less. It also has more interior space, more cargo room and more ground clearance. The CX-5 does have a wheelie to work its infotainment though, so there’s that.
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  18. The NX is built on the Rav4 platform, but for 2019, the NX hasn’t been redesigned yet, so it’s on the former Rav4 platform. The new NX should be coming soon!
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  19. James Engelsman the Hybrid Rav4 is as fast as the CX-5 turbo, while getting 41mpg.
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  20. Kingston JayVEVO it is your opinion, but it’s also completely dumb the way you worded it. Enjoy it being yours though! Hope it makes you feel special!
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  21. wrestlemanfan The Subaru Crosstrek PHEV is sooooo much better though!
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  22. Gandalf721 He said in his third comment on this thread. Now stop trolling!
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  23. If you bought the GTI anyway, then the N is just fast for a Veloster, not actually a good car.
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  24. Stephen Hendricks Except that’s literally backwards. Europe is where hot hatches are the favourite and North America clearly prefers sedans. Also, the i30N is a hot hatch, just like the GTI and Veloster.
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  25. Beanjuice That’s a 5 year/60k miles on the Hyundai. The 10/100k isn’t transferrable either.
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  26. GroovyMotion yet the Forester is vastly underpowered and much slower in comparison. If you gave the Forester the same power output, it would consume more. Plus the Forester’s fuel economy includes auto start/stop and the Toyota doesn’t have that.
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  27. It gets HORRIBLE fuel economy.
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  28.  @emissarygw2264  the car dealers would know what people are mentioning during purchase negotiations. If buyers are talking about the resale value as a factor in pricing, then it's important to them. Otherwise they wouldn't even know to bring it up.
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  29. No, you wouldn’t, because it would cost over $40k, wouldn’t handle well due to its high center of gravity and wouldn’t be as fast as a WRX due to its higher weight.
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  30.  @maximeparent3004 Those double head gaskets take a serious toll.
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  31.  @dominicg2456 Toyota has actual CVTs on non-hybrid cars, albeit with a mechanical 1st gear.
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  32. @ Or a Corolla hybrid if you need space over performance or a Corolla Cross if you want all of the above.
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  33.  @dominicg2456  You literally didn’t mention hybrids in your comment and I just checked again.
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  34. @ No, it’s a 6-speed DCT.
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  35.  @DixonMarshall  Except it doesn’t. The Ford website calls it an “electronic CVT”.
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  36.  @Spiritcr1jsher  They do make it known, but they’re not going to give the world engineering lessons. That’s on us.
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  37.  @Spiritcr1jsher  The video makes no mention of it, so until you watched the video or until you read my comment?
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  38.  @Spiritcr1jsher  That’s how we learn. Some YT reviewers did more research than others and actually mention it, most just quickly glaze over the website and regurgitate what they see in order to get the video out on time. These reviews aren’t very informational or reliable. They’re just for entertainment. There are videos of engineers explaining how the Toyota system works. The Ford system is almost identical as its roots are from the first Gen Escape hybrid which used the Toyota’s Synergy Drive system as well. If you’re mechanically inclined or just like engineering/physics, the WeberAuto channel does great demonstrations of the Toyota eCVT drive systems of all generations. I was shopping for a Hybrid CUV last year and had to educate myself on the differences of various hybrid drivetrains, which can be extreme. The Tucson, Rav4 and CRV hybrids are three examples of completely different ways to power a vehicle.
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  39.  @Spiritcr1jsher  Give it a year or two… I never recommend buying the first year of a new model anyway and hopefully by 2023 there should be more availability out there when it comes to hybrids. It’s also possible that Ford will come out with a plug-in version based on the plug-in Escape.
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  40.  @DixonMarshall  No, they’re still mechanical. There is software involved in all automatics and CVTs, for sure, but the “electronic” in this context refers to how it operates and that it operates to manage torque from an electric source. In a CVT, a computer manages the “shift” points, that’s all. In an eCVT it literally manages everything. It has multiple modes of operation. The cogs and spindles (there are multiple in a planetary gear set) only spin forward, stop or spin backward and which one is doing what when is all regulated by a computer. It can charge and drive on the electric motor, charge and drive on the ICE engine, charge and drive on both, motor and engine, drive on both without charging, charge while disconnecting both, motor and engine, drive in reverse on the electric motor or stand while charging from the ICE engine. It’s all a combination of which gears are spinning in which direction or not spinning, and all controlled by a computer. The fact that it’s so simple mechanically is why it’s incredibly reliable. If you know how the system works then you know not to group them. The eCVT has as little in common with the CVT as it does with a manual transmission.
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  41. The manual in the GTI is just perfect. Always has been. Unless you live in a very dense city like New York or Chicago, get the manual. If you do live in NYC or Chicago, then just get the Golf with the automatic. You won’t get to enjoy the GTI much in traffic anyway, so you may as well just get the better fuel economy.
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  42. Derek Mandy unfortunately, it IS reactive, AND incapable if sending more than 50% of the torque to the rear axle, which given how little torque these cars generate compared to their weight, is a problem when both front tires lose traction. Many other brands can send up to 100% to the front or the rear when it’s needed. What’s the use of AWD on a nice dry highway in the summer anyway?
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  43. Boy Bili 100% incorrect. There is a United States federal law that requires that brake lights are mounted on a fixed (non-movable) section, but does not prohibit them from being on both, the movable and fixed part. As long as there are brake lights on the fixed section, it’s good.
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  44. Boy Bili you have serious comprehension issues, don’t you? You stated that the law prevented brake lights from being mounted on movable pieces. That is 100% incorrect. The law does not do that. Fact: you CAN make a brake light part of a moving part.
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  45. VWdeni It has an automatic, not a CVT.
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  46. Derek Mandy no, just deleting the AWD Sportwagen. The FWD will stay, as will the Alltrak.
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  47. Yes, but the fact that they won’t admit it is a real sales challenge because buying one is an admittal, so… will sedan/CUV drivers want this?
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  48.  @omisan771  Do you not understand what “unibody” means? At all?
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  49. Reflectors work better for high beans as they cover a larger area. Since they should never be on in front of oncoming traffic, it’s not an issue of blinding others.
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  50. Jake Stoler not even close to being the same price, but ok.
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